Ok to travel outside of the US with GC expiring in less than 6 months?

[DaisyJ 35]

Hello all, 

 

This is probably a silly question but my 2yr GC (CR1) is due to expire in October this year. Whilst my husband and I are gearing up to prepare for the I-751 application, we're looking to travel to visit my home in the UK in May. Obviously, this is a couple of months before our 90-day window wherein we can submit the I-751 application, so I won't have an extension letter, but that would mean I would be travelling with around 5 months left on my GC before it expires. Is the GC similar to a passport where it's frowned upon/not acceptable to travel until you have that extension even if it's valid? I have no idea how this all works, and don't want to make any mistakes. My passport has another 9+ years of validity, to save confusion.

 

Thanks!

[OldUser 6,608]

As long as you are back in the US before the expiry date on GC, you are fine!

 

Just make sure to leave some buffer (at least few weeks) before it expires in case if flight is cancelled etc.

[zeusgt 22]

You can travel without a worry. As long as the greencard is valid when you return, you won’t face any issues. 

[DaisyJ 35]

1 minute ago, OldUser said:

As long as you are back in the US before the expiry date on GC, you are fine!

 

Just make sure to leave some buffer (at least few weeks) before it expires in case if flight is cancelled etc.

 

1 minute ago, zeusgt said:

You can travel without a worry. As long as the greencard is valid when you return, you won’t face any issues. 

 

Thank you both so much! We've only booked to go for a couple of weeks so we shouldn't have any problems returning well before the expiry date. This was basic, but still helpful to know!